Central American Squirrel Monkey vs negrohead

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Annona purpurea

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while negrohead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	negrohead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Cebidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Annona
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Annona purpurea

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

negrohead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	negrohead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

negrohead

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Central American Squirrel Monkey

The Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.